Healthcare Now: Healthcare Delivery System

Monday, February 23, 2026

​Larry Jones is the Executive Director of the IP Network,  and CEO of HPOF Holdings, LLC, doing business as Independent Healthcare Partners, a healthcare company headquartered in Maitland, Florida. 

As the CEO of HPOF Holdings/IHP, his main mission is to preserve and protect the independent practice of medicine.  

Larry has been on both the payer and provider side of healthcare. He served  on the Business Advisory Board of Seminole County Public Schools for 12 years, representing the insurance committee and 9000 employees' lives and almost $60M in premium. 

He is a founding  board member of the Florida Association of ACOs. 

His organization currently runs our large Multi Specialty IPA - the IP Network - and Physicians Trust MSO,  overseeing two Commercial ACO contracts and four Medicare  Advantage Plan agreements for our Network.

Larry has spoken all over the Country on physician issues and opportunities.

​He is a true physician advocate.

Mark Steven Chaet, M.D. serves as the Orlando Regional Campus Dean. In this role, he oversees all campus functions including supervising clerkship directors, student education and performance, and student counseling. The regional campus dean's role at the FSU College of Medicine is unique as he plays an expanded role with students, including direct contact, comprehensive mentoring, and one-on-one interaction when needed. Additionally, fundraising is an increasingly important role of the campus dean in efforts to fund local operations and scholarships for students.

Dr. Chaet, a pediatric surgeon on staff at both Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and Advent Health Children’s Hospital, has been practicing in the Orlando area since 1997. Serving as an FSU Orlando community faculty member since 2003, Dr. Chaet has shown a commitment to education throughout his career. He has served on the teaching faculty for general surgery residents at both Orlando Health and Advent Health, been a preceptor for physician assistant and nurse practitioner candidates from Nova Southeastern University, the University of South Florida, and the University of South Alabama, and continues to serve as faculty for the Surgical Intern Program at the University of Central Florida. Dr. Chaet has shown great community involvement over the years, both on a local and national level, serving on various committees in the Orlando area and working as consultant for opioid reduction. As a Lt. Colonel in the United States Army and Reserve from 1991-2007, Dr. Chaet trained as a field trauma surgeon and supported medical deployments during both Operation Desert Storm and Operation Enduring Freedom. Dr. Chaet has been involved in a number of research efforts over the years focusing on pediatric surgery and gastroenterology and continues to display a commitment to leadership and ongoing professional development.

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